Two fixed penalty notices totalling £5,000 have been issued to a landlord who failed to comply with housing safety and energy efficiency requirements.
They were issued to Ashaf Talukder following an investigation into concerns about property conditions and legal compliance.
Investigations carried out in 2025 found a flat was occupied by three people and officers identified serious hazards during the inspection.
The owner did not engage with Tandridge council and as a result an improvement notice was served in October 2025.
A further inspection was carried out to check compliance, which found some issues had been addressed while a number remained outstanding.
These included:
A £3,000 fine was issued due to ongoing health and safety risks after the owner failed to rectify some of the issues outlined in the improvement notice.
An additional fine of £2,000 was issued for letting the property without a valid Energy Performance Certificate.
A council spokesperson says: “We work with landlords to help them understand and meet their legal responsibilities, but where serious hazards are identified and improvement notices are ignored, we will take formal enforcement action.
“This case demonstrates our commitment to protecting residents from unsafe housing and holding landlords to account.”
This article is taken from Landlord Today